Soft-Boiled Eggs

Ingredients

• eggs

Instructions

1. Escoffier provides four methods for preparing œufs à la coque (soft-boiled eggs):
2. Method A: Immerse eggs in boiling water. (For 55-gram eggs, timing is not fully specified in the passage; larger eggs require an additional half-minute of boiling.)
3. Method B: Immerse eggs in boiling water and boil for one minute, then keep them in hot water off the heat for 3 minutes longer.
4. Method C: Place eggs in cold water and bring to a boil; drain them as soon as the boil becomes pronounced.
5. Method D: Using steam in specialized equipment, soft-boiled eggs require 3 minutes cooking time.